Margaret Jane Davis

Margaret "Peggy" Mee Davis went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 18, 2026. Born in 1924 in Cleveland, Tennessee, she graduated from Washington Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia, attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, the University of Chattanooga, and graduated from Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, with a degree in Theater Arts.

In Cleveland, she was one of the founders of the Junior Service Guild, a community service organization, and served as its first president. She had a brief career in the motion picture industry and radio before moving to Chattanooga to join the staff of the Chattanooga News-Free Press. She was married to Oscar L. Davis, Jr., from 1951 until his death in 2004.

She was a long-time member of First Presbyterian Church, where she taught Sunday School, was a member of the choir, and served as president of the Women of the Church. She was currently a member of Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Davis helped to organize the Chattanooga Opera Guild and served as its president for two years. She was also a member of the board of the Opera Association. She later served as president of the Little Theater Associates and on its board in various capacities.

On Signal Mountain, she was a member of the Signal Mountain Glee Club and directed three productions of the Signal Mountain Playhouse. She has been a teacher at Thrasher Elementary School and the Junior High School, and taught Bible at Signal Mountain Elementary and the Chattanooga Bible Institute.

She is survived by her children John (Karen) Davis, Jane (David) Neall, Locke (Jeanette) Davis; grandchildren Anna Hangsteffer, Charlie Davis, Jacob Davis, Rebecca McCaw, Sara Kate Neall, Johanna Davis, and Taylor Davis; and six great-grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday March 28, 2026 at Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church with reception and visitation to follow the service at the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family wishes memorial contributions be made to Bible in the Schools, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, or Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church.

Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory, and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.

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